Speckled trout and reds have been solid producers out of Venice and Buras recently, and with light southerly winds anticipated this week, the fishing forecast remains favorable.[…]
This weekend’s fishing weather wasn’t much to write home about in southeast Louisiana: persistent westerly winds, thunderstorms and little or no tidal movement resulted in lots of milky water.[…]
Westerly winds remain in the weekend forecast all along the southeast Louisiana coast, and while specks might be hard to come by, great inshore options remain.[…]
Joey Hedrick knows of at least three “sulphur mines” that people fish along the Louisiana Gulf coast. However, the one he most-frequently fishes is the collection of cast iron, wooden pilings and steel cables just north of Lake Pelto.[…]
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Kentwood couple today for alleged fishing violations in the Gulf of Mexico along the beach in Jefferson Parish.
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Every year, as we enter the summer doldrums, trout start to shy away from live shrimp. Old salts say it’s because their mouths get sore from being pierced by so many shrimp horns.[…]
Unless their customers request the use of artificial lures, the Bellangers habitually use live bait for speckled trout. They bring live shrimp and live croakers with them on every trip.[…]
• Hire a guide to learn the area the first time you fish it.[…]
After hearing that plenty of big trout were being caught on live shrimp at the end of the rocks in Caminada Pass in Grand Isle, our group bought 150 live shrimp and headed out.[…]
There’s nothing like having a good time while raising money and awareness for a good cause.[…]
Capt. Anthony Randazzo fishes most of his trout artificials on a 7-foot, 2-inch medium Shimano Crucial graphite rod with an extra-fast tip.[…]
Capt. Anthony Randazzo subduing a hooked trout is all a matter of technique.[…]
*Source: Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association[…]
Chris Macaluso is a very good speckled-trout fisherman, but that probably wouldn’t be the case if his dad hadn’t toted him along to Grand Isle during at least one summer weekend a year.[…]
A lot of things can be said about Texans. Many of of them are far from fit for a family publication. But never let it be said that wading for trophy speckled trout is among the negatives.[…]
Most waders look for areas with firm, sandy bottoms to ensure solid footing.[…]